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Krefft under the name of Chcetocercus cristicaudata. In seven 

 specimens (all mature females) the last premolar tooth was absent 

 on each side in the lower jaw, and in the upper jaw the last 

 premolar was only present in one specimen on one side. 

 Specimens of the animal in spirits were exhibited. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



A note was read by Mr. W. H. F. Hill on the occurrence of 

 the rare skipper butterfly, Hesperilla halyzia, Hew., at Cheltenham. 

 Four male specimens were captured flying in company with a 

 number of males of H. donnysa, Hew., which it closely resembles 

 in size and shape, and also in its great rapidity of flight. Two 

 of the specimens were quite perfect, indicating that they had not 

 come very far. The species is believed to be previously unre- 

 corded from this part of the colony ; Mr. J. A. Kershaw, however, 

 has specimens from Gippsland. 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



The following were the principal exhibits of the evening: — 

 By Mr. A. Coles. — Pair of Painted Snipe, Rhynchcea australis. 

 By Mr. C. French, jun. — Nest and eggs of English Linnet, con- 

 taining an egg of the Pallid Cuckoo, collected at Albert Park. 

 By Mr. C. Frost, F.L.S. — Snake, in illustration of his paper. 

 By Mr. W. H. F. Hill. — Case of Victorian Hesperidse, including 

 Trapezius iacchus, Fab., Hesperilla donnysa, Hew., and H. 

 halyzia (four male specimens from Cheltenham); Trapezites 

 dispar, Kir by, and Hesperilla donnysa, Hew. (ovse, larvae, 

 pupae, and imagines), from Murrumbeena ; Hesperilla picta, 

 Leach, and //. omata, Leach, from Ringwood. By Mr. G. Lyell, 

 jun., Gisborne. — Series of lalmenus myrsilus, Doubleday, and 

 Palparia Lambertella, Wing., bred specimens, both from Gisborne. 

 By Mr. Jas. Mitchell. — Amazon Stone, or Microline (Potash 

 Felspar), from Pike's Peak, Colorado, America ; Sphalerite, or 

 Iron Pyrites, Cockscomb (Quartz Crystals and Pearl Spar), from 

 Cornwall, England ; and Stalactitic Quartz Crystals, with crystals 

 of Stilbite, from Bombay, India. By Baron von Mueller, K.C.M.G. 

 — Drosera Whittakeri, collected by Mr. Alex. Purdie at Mount 

 Korong ; Pimelia Husseyana, discovered by Miss J. L. Hnssey, 

 near Port Elliot, South Australia, allied to P. curviflora, P. 

 dichotoma, and some West Australian species ; and Goodenia 

 albijlora, from South-Western Queensland. By Mr. G. E. Shep- 

 herd. — Blue Reef Heron, Herodias jiigv.la.ris, and Barred-rum ped 

 Godwit, Limosa uropygialis, from Phillip Island. 



Note. — Re Mr. Keartland's exhibit, recorded on page no, 

 only the eggs of Polytelis Alexandres and Eniblema picta were 

 from Central Australia, the others being exhibited for sake of 

 comparison. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



